(A) Purpose. The intent of the I-1 General Industry District is to provide a district that will:
(1) Allow general industrial development related to the existing development in the urban communities of the county;
(2) Encourage development that is compatible with surrounding or abutting districts; and
(3) Provide developmental standards that will not impair the traffic-carrying capabilities of abutting roads and highways.
(B) Conditional and interim uses.
(1) Conditional uses.
(a) Subdivisions, minimum lot size of one acre;
(b) Public service structures, including power substations, gas regulator stations, sewage disposal plant, telephone exchange, police or fire station, elevated tanks, water works and other essential utilities; and
(c) Railroad rights-of-way and railroad yards;
(2) Interim uses.
(a) Bottling establishments;
(b) Building material sales and storage and lumber yards;
(c) Camera and photographic supplies manufacturing;
(d) Cartage and express facilities;
(e) Cartography and bookbinding;
(f) Commercial radio and television transmitting stations and towers;
(g) Contractor's offices, shops and yards for plumbing, heating, glazing, painting, paper hanging, roofing, ventilating, air conditioning, masonry, electrical and refrigeration;
(h) Dry cleaning plants;
(i) Electric light or power-generating stations;
(j) Electrical and electronic products manufacturers;
(k) Electrical service shops;
(l) Engraving, printing and publishing;
(m) Extraction, processing or storage of sand, gravel, stone or other minerals, bituminous plants and concrete mixing plants;
(n) Farm implement dealerships;
(o) Feed and fertilizer manufacturing;
(p) Freight terminal;
(q) Garage for storage, repair and servicing of motor vehicles;
(r) Highway maintenance shops and yards;
(s) Ice sales and storage;
(t) Jewelry manufacturer;
(u) Junk yards, salvage yards, sanitary landfills;
(v) Laundries;
(w) Medical, dental and optical laboratories;
(x) Monument works;
(y) Slaughter houses;
(z) Storage or warehousing;
(aa) Wholesale business and office establishments;
(bb) Any use permitted in the B-2 General Business District;
(cc) Any manufacturing, fabrication, production, processing, cleaning, storage, servicing, repair and testing of materials, goods or products which conform with the performance standards set forth for this district;
(dd) Solar energy farms;
(ee) Solar energy systems as regulated under § 155.108; and
(ff) Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Ports.
(C) Conditions.
(1) Storm drainage facilities shall be provided.
(2) Municipal sanitary sewer and water shall be provided or a substitute acceptable to the Environmental Health Officer.
(3) The County Planning Commission shall set additional conditions on any conditional or interim use permit to carry out the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter.
(D) Accessory uses. Accessory uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted in division (B) above and shall be permitted accessory uses within a I-1 General Industry District.
(E) Height, yard and lot width and building coverage regulations.
(1) Height regulations. No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed four stories or 45 feet in height.
(2) Front yard regulations.
(a) There shall be a front yard setback of not less than 130 feet from the centerline of U.S. highways and state highways and 130 feet from the centerline of all county state aid highways and county highways.
(b) There shall be a front yard setback of not less than 65 feet from the centerline of all other public rights-of-way.
(c) Where a lot is located at the intersection of two or more roads or highways, there shall be a front yard setback on each road or highway side of each corner lot. No accessory buildings shall project beyond the front yard line of either road.
(3) Side yard regulations. A minimum side yard of 25 feet shall be required; except that, no building shall be located within 50 feet of any side lot line abutting any residence district.
(4) Rear yard regulations. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 35 feet, except that no building shall be located within 50 feet of any rear lot line abutting a lot in zoned for a Residential or Agricultural use.
(5) Lot width and depth regulations. There shall be a minimum lot width and depth of 150 feet.
(6) Lot coverage regulations. Not more than 50% of the total area of a lot shall be covered by buildings.
(Ord. passed 7-28-2015; Ord. 18-2, passed 6-19-2018; Ord. 22-4, passed 11-29-2022; Ord. 23-1, passed 5-2-2023)